Insulated handle



Aug. 26, 1930;

G. E. MEISSNER INSULATED HANDLE Filed April 29, 1929 Patented Augf'ze, 1930 f 1 774 207 Gus'rAv-E. MEISSNER, on -N EW ,YORK,,,;1\T. Y. F

' INsULATEnHAnnL I i I Application filed April 29, 1529.] Serial no. nd; i I 'i This invention relates to an improved hanand" the handleiha's an internally screw dle for aluminum ladles, spoons, slotted threa'dedyso'cketto engage said screw threads. spoons, cake turners, and other similar alum1- This stem has a" collar or shoulder against num culinary utensils. which the end ofthe handle abuts when the r 5 Prior tov my invention, cast aluminum handleisscreweduptight. Thus, the handle 55 ladles, spoons, slot-ted spoons, cake turners, is securely attached and-yet it'maybe unand other similar culinary utensils have been screwed if it is necessary-to remove it for in common use, but as the handles of these the purpose'ofsubstituting another handle. articles have usually been of aluminum, there *Any suitable heat insulating-material may has resulted much discomfort to the user be used forthe handle. I 'have'ffound' that 60 when handling hot liquids and solids, as the wood, 'papier-mach, vulcanized fiber, and heat to which the aluminum ladles, spoons, similar -materials are well adapted for the slotted spoons, cake turners, and other simipurpose. j lar culinary utensils is subject, is rapidly -To facilitate screwing' on thelian'dlefthe 2-51 communicated to the handle. screw threaded tangf is provided with one 55 The object of my invention is to provide or more flattened sides'to allow the air to i animproved cold handle for utensils of escape'as' the handle is'scr'ewed up until it this characterywhich will prevent conducb ts th vsho ld r dollar on th stemjtion of the heat to the hand of the user, and Inth accompanyingTdrawing'sI have ilyet be so disposed that it will be located conlustratedonly certain handled'culinaryutensiderably away from the bowl or holding part 11 f al i m t hi h m 'in tj is of the utensil, and thus the hand of the user applicable, but it is to be understood that Will not bePOSifiiOIIQd Where it WO ll b there is a wide'range of sucharticles to which ject to heat radiated from the bowl, nor diS- this invention may b li d;

" 5 posed over the container in which the heated I the d awing 75 i being adapted for detachment'should it be- 'dth r t g shank are preferably integral and, as usual,

material or liquid is located. Figure '1 is a perspectiye'view of a ladle Another object is the provision of an improvided with-my invention, parts of the proved, handled culinary utensil having an handle being' broken away to disclose the aluminum stem, provided with a novel tang r w-t f P 30 and shoulder or collar, combinedwith an Fig.2 isa similar view showing the inven- 83 attachable and detachable handle of heat-in tjon applied toa o sulating material, which may be readily at- ""Figl3jisa erspective view showing the tached to the tang so as to form a permai nti l i d to e k t rn nent part of the handle of the utensil, while Fi 41 a o g eti h through the handle insulating handle. vtang coma-n v In carrying out the invention, the bowl or Common practice11ere00re7 has been holding part of the utensil, and the stem or perform the b 0W1 stem. a ban d e part of the utensil out of aluminum, in an integral piece, such articles being commonly cast. Being of aluminum, the stem and handle soon being handled, the cold handle will still he become encoelfortably m hotjhquld 4 disposed out of the way; on the other hand, 1? belng handled y 3 and the stem or shank should be of such length the J J Q SL101} that 18 lnadvlsable I that the utensil may be conveniently manipu to g p handle Wlth Q P hand; lated without the hand of th u er b i g 'My invention overcomes-this trouble by the v I near such vessel. The tang of the stem is provision ofahandle lof heat-insulat1ngmaprovided with external, coarse, screw threads, terial; This handle maybe of wood, pap1ercome necessary to substitute another heat- Fig 53 an enlargedfldetail i w f {h so they are of aluminum. The stem or shank is of such length that ifi-t comes in contactwith the container or vessel whose contents are STATES f mach, vulcanized. fiber, or other heat-insulating material or composition.

The bowl 2,0r other device for handling the liquid or solid material, is formed integral with an elongated stem 3. On the end part 1 of the stemthere 18 provided a tang l having coarse external screw threads extending from the extremity of the tang inwardly to the region of a shoulder or collar 5 formed as an integral part'of the stem 3.

The screw threaded tang l is preferably provided with one or more flat sides 6 so that when the handle 1 is screwed on, the air cushion in the screw threaded socket 7 of the handle will'be relieved, thus enabling the handle to be readily screwed up tight against the shoulder 5, which is permitted by reason of the socket 7 being longer than the tang 4.

The'handle 1, being otnon-heat conducting material, remains cool when hot solids and liquidsare handled by the utensil. If the handle becomes worn or broken, it can be readily unscrewed and another substituted 7 therefor, without necessitating loss of the v thatit will be adapted to rest against the edge of the vessel whosecontents. are being handled, if desired, and'the handle 1 is disposed so far away from the bowl2 that the handof the user cannot come in contact with the vessel nor will it be located above the vessel and subject to steam and heat. Again, the handle 1 has the advantage of such size and shape as to be conveniently grasped by the user, whereas the usual flat integral aluminum metal handles heretofore used, are not so shaped that they can be properly gripped. v

Figure 1 illustrates the invention in connection with an aluminum ladle, dipper, 0r

bowl-shaped utensil; Fig. 2 shows it in connection with a spoon; Fig. 3 in connection with a cake turner, but it is obvious that my improvements may be used with slotted spoons, other ladies, and other similar aluminum'utensils,

This application is for the subject matter of my application Serial No. 723,805 filed July 2, 1924.

I claim: r

In a culinary utensil having a materialhandling part and ail elongated stem, both of aluminum, said stem being provided with an external screw threaded tang at its end and with a collar or shoulder, the screw threaded tang having a flattened side, to allow the air to escape, a handle of non-heat conducting material having an internally screw threaded socket receiving and engaging the screw threaded tang, said handle constituting a continuation of the stem and having its inner end abutting said collar or shoulder.

In testimonyvwhereof I afiix my signature.

GUSTAV E. MEISSNER. 

